LIFANIMA 2019 announces official selection!

The Lagos International Festival of Animation, LIFANIMA has released its Official Selection for the 2019. The festival received 461 entries from 71 countries. However, 34 entries have been selected for screening at the festival.

According to the Festival Director, Muyiwa Kayode, "LIFANIMA provides a forum for projecting the incredible possibilities and potential of animation to transform the movie industry across Africa".

"LIFANIMA will also provide a platform for animators to interact with other stakeholders for optimum value creation and rapid growth of the animation industry".

LIFANIMA's objectives are; to promote the rapid development of the animation industry in Nigeria and across Africa; to improve the movie industry through increased inclusion of animation content; to provide a platform for the promotion of local animators and development of the quality of animation and to expose animators to the latest technologies in animation hardware and software.

The festival will feature Screening of Selected Works, Award Presentation, Networking and Entertainment.

The Keynote Speaker at the festival's animation seminar is Femi Odugbemi, FTA, award winning documentary film maker and Director of the Multichoice Talent Factory. Guest Speaker is Uche Nwuka, Group Head, Creative Industry Group, Bank of Industry.

The event will attract local and foreign animators, film makers, Investors, Financial Institutions, Advertising agencies, Musical Video Producers, Media Practitioners, Digital Marketing professionals, Government agencies, Information Technology companies/manufacturers and the general public.

LIFANIMA 2019 holds at Freedom Park, Lagos on Thursday June 6.

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LIFANIMA 2019 OFFICIAL SELECTION

3D ANIMATION

TITLE	PRODUCER
HADIDANCE	CHRIS BONANI – South Africa
UNDONE	CHRIS BONANI – South Africa
MOTHETSI	CHRIS BONANI – South Africa
POWER UP	ESTHER KEMI - Nigeria
BA ROFIA	BLACKICE STUDIOS/TUNDE OLUWA - Nigeria
STAY WOKE	OMOYEFE MAJOROH - Nigeria
BAE N BOO VALENTINE GBEGE	OMOYEFE MAJOROH - Nigeria
THE EX	NIMATOR - Nigeria
MR JOHN	32AD - Nigeria
NEW AFRICA LA DEMO	WITI ANIMATION/YVAN DASSIE - Cameroon
A KALABANDA ATE MY HOMEWORK	CREATURES ANIMATION - Uganda
ISOLATED	BRIAN TARUS - Kenya

2D ANIMATION

TITLE	PRODUCER
BROS JAMIU	OLUMIDE OJIKUTU - Nigeria
36,000 FEET	KAMSO OGBOLU - Nigeria
BLACK PANTHER CONCEPT	HARRY DUNKWU - Nigeria
DOWNTOWN LAGOS	JOHNSON MBUOTIDEM - Nigeria
DEAR DIARY	MAGIC CARPET - Nigeria
STOOPID	ALAGOA MAKENI - Nigeria
BAD DAY	ALAGOA MAKENI - Nigeria
THE GREEDY TORTOISE	JIMOH SHAMSIDEEN - Nigeria
SPIDERMAN IN NIGERIA	SEGUN SHOKUNBI - Nigeria
UYO	SEGUN SHOKUNBI - Nigeria

ANIMATION COMMERCIAL

TITLE	PRODUCER
EFFINA	KAMSO OGBOLU - Nigeria
TECNO CANON	LIQUID CINEMA - Nigeria
FIDELITY	RICHARD OBOH/ORANGE VFX - Nigeria
DSTV STEP UP	RICHARD OBOH/ORANGE VFX - Nigeria
DIAMOND XTRA	RICHARD OBOH/ORANGE VFX - Nigeria
DIAMOND MOBILE	RICHARD OBOH/ORANGE VFX - Nigeria
TOTAL LUBRICANT	OLUMIDE ADEOSUN - Nigeria
MTB	OLUMIDE ADEOSUN - Nigeria

VISUAL EFFECTS

TITLE	PRODUCER
GOH. TA. WOH. TA	KAMSO OGBOLU - Nigeria
UNDONE	CHRIS BONANI – South Africa
EXISTENCE	IAN FOX - USA
ARTVIDEO	HAMID HAGHJOO - IRAN

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